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Making a Good Impression at Job Interviews
Corra's Daily Planet | November 17th 2009
Once upon a time when jobs were plentiful and human resources people were clamoring for talent, it seemed employment candidates were less concerned with their appearance and the impression they made. Thi9s was maybe not as true with senior execut read more
More Jobs Lost at Time, Inc.
Corra's Daily Planet | November 12th 2009
The media slaughter continues. While reports came in last month that the bleeding in most print publications has slowed, and that the employment layoffs of dwindled somewhat in the media industry. There was some optimism, as faint as it was, read more
Man Shoots Up an Oregon Drug Testing Lab
Corra's Daily Planet | November 11th 2009
It was reported by AP that a man shot up a drug testing lab just outside Portland, Oregon. He killed one woman, and wounded two other people before turning the gun on himself. The Lab where the shooting took place is the Legacy MetroLab, wh read more
Conduct Background Checks for Workplace Violence
Corra's Daily Planet | November 10th 2009
Everybody flocks to a fight. From the schoolyard to the factory, nothing like a fistfight to bring people together. It must be part of human nature to be attracted to two people going at it in the old school fashion. Even in the workplace, it read more
Courts Closed Background Checks Delayed for Veteran’s Day
Corra's Daily Planet | November 9th 2009
For those who may be wonder when there is a delay regarding country criminal records, you can hang it on Veteran’s Day. As this is the day to remember our veterans, alive and dead, it is understandable that county courts and many public servi read more
Background Check May Have Saved Priest’s Life
Corra's Daily Planet | November 6th 2009
We are in a different world today. Some years ago one never heard much of religious figures being slain in their own churches. True you had the awful bombings of African American Churches in the South, during the Civil Rights movement. You read more
Delays Foreseen in New California Healthcare Background Check Pol…
Corra's Daily Planet | November 4th 2009
To be fair, there is no state agency or public service group that has ever been accused of implementing new policy with blazing speed. It i also fair to say that California is not the exception to this practice. In fact,with the economy in such read more
When Background Checks Can Haunt Your Career Change
Corra's Daily Planet | October 29th 2009
According to President Obama, this is the era of change. Indeed it is, in more ways than one. Some of us may be getting more change than we had bargained for, what with the economic downturn, the many employment layoffs, and a new crisis conf read more
More Public Services Waking Up to Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | October 28th 2009
Increasingly, more public service agencies are discovering that not all employees have represented themselves and their background histories as accurately as anyone would like. Be it state or municipal public service agencies, school boards or teac read more
Nebraska Dept of Corrections to Expand Its Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | October 27th 2009
Despite the economic crunch on states and their budgetary constraints, the Nebraska Department of Corrections is expanding its list of background checks to be screen its employment candidates. Undoubtedly, this is a very good thing, as the more backg read more
Picking Job References for Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | October 22nd 2009
Job References or Professional References, as they are also known, have increasing become part of the preemployment screening program. Job references are viable background checks when it comes to ascertaining your employment candidate’s s read more
Tips for Conducting Education Verification Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | October 21st 2009
Education Verification Background checks having increasingly become part of every recruiter’s preemployment screening program. Why? Some of it is the obvious, to qualify a job candidate for meeting the threshold requirements for the positio read more
Price Increase for New Mexico MVR Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | October 20th 2009
The State of New Mexico has jointed a growing list of states who have recently increased the cost of Motor Vehicle Driving Records, or MVRs. Thanks to the sluggish economy and the slow rate of recovery, most states are in desperate need of mone read more
Job References as Part of Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | October 15th 2009
The professional job reference is increasingly an added background check as part of any preemployment screening program. The professional job reference can help human resources and hiring managers better assess skill sets for employment candida read more
Job Credit Initiative and the Need for Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | October 13th 2009
It appears the federal government may institute a job credit initiative. This initiative is rapidly finding favor with legislators. Overall, it is an excellent idea. With the economic downturn still evident, and with national unemployment f read more
10 Ways to Boost Employee Morale
Corra's Daily Planet | October 12th 2009
As a background checking company, Corra Group maintains relations with staffing agencies and assorted friends in human resources, employment, executive recruiting, and other sectors that have to do with jobs. Needless to say, during this economic read more
Canadian Government Conducts Background Checks on Jurors
Corra's Daily Planet | October 9th 2009
Here is one way to narrow the jury pool; conduct background checks on all prospective jurors. That would certainly be a revelation. When it is declared you will be judged by your peers, there is no exaggeration in a good many cities. Those wi read more
Ongoing Need for Background Checks for Florida Caregivers
Corra's Daily Planet | October 6th 2009
An interesting editorial in the St. Petersburg Times wisely advocates background checks for caregivers in Florida. The editorial cites, among other things, the vast amount of transients who come to Florida. Many of these transients end up worki read more
Jobless and Less, An Entertaining Blog Site
Corra's Daily Planet | October 5th 2009
With national unemployment statistics posted at close to double digits, we can pretty much double that estimate for the real figure. Factor in those working part time, and there is much credibility in the projections for a jobless recovery. With read more
When Professions Become Obsolete
Corra's Daily Planet | October 4th 2009
Among other things, this economic meltdown has called the question in certain industries as to which segments are becoming obsolete. Perhaps the hardest hit in this manner are the newspapers, followed by the print media, in general. Old time read more
Oregon to Raise Its MVR Background Checking Fee
Corra's Daily Planet | October 4th 2009
There is much to be learned from MVRs or Motor Vehicle Driving Reports. While trucking and transportation companies use them to be sure their drivers are DOT or Department of Transportation Coompliant, other companies will conduct MVRs as part of read more
Mixed Opinions About Recovery in the Job Market
Corra's Daily Planet | October 3rd 2009
Some pundits predict a rebound in employment and consequently in the recruiting area. Those who have left the industry, say pundits, should return as they will be need ed to service the job market. This claim is consistent with those who ar read more
State Furloughs Cause Delay in Country Criminal Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | October 2nd 2009
County Criminal Records are on of the more important background checks for any preemployment screening program. The County Criminal background checks are the most exact as they are pulled from the county courts. Not only will the county crimina read more
Increases in State Criminal Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | October 1st 2009
Statewide Criminal Records are an important background check. I am writing here of the non-database criminal background checks that are generally issued by the State Department of Public Safety or the Highway Patrol. In some instances, these no read more
State DMV Fees for MVR Background Checks On the Rise
Corra's Daily Planet | September 30th 2009
Motor Vehicle Driving Reports are essential for companies in the trucking and transportation industry. In order ot meet Department of Transportation, (DOT) compliance standards, all trucking companies must run MVRs on their drivers at least once read more
Both Coasts Are Experiencing High Unemployment
Corra's Daily Planet | September 29th 2009
Okay, so financial and political experts are starting to claim that the Recession is over and that the economy has turned around. Some warned about a jobless economic recover, while others note that in these recessionary times manufacturing and p read more
Another State Agency, Another Mishap With Background Checks
Corra's Daily Planet | September 28th 2009
Georgia is hardly the first state where different municipal or education services experience a mishap with background checks. I believe it will not be the last. Instead, according to Fox32 News, the Georgia Board of Regents joins a long l read more
Employers Are Refraining From Fourth Quarter Hiring
Corra's Daily Planet | September 25th 2009
We are receiving so much contradictory information about the economy and its recovery it is tough to know who and what to believe. The other day, Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, announced the recession may be over. Other pundits claim read more
Body Language Tips for the Job Interview
Corra's Daily Planet | September 24th 2009
Okay, so you have submitted your resume for a employment position, and someone from human resources has actually called you back. This can be surprising in this particular economy. Those who have been laid off during this recession know too wel read more
Corra Group Assists with MVRs for Trucking and Transportation Ind…
Corra's Daily Planet | September 23rd 2009
(Los Angeles)Corra Group is assisting the trucking and transportation industry in retrieving Motor Vehicle Driving Reports (MVR) and other Department of Transportation compliance related information. As more insurance companies are no longer runnin read more
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